Lu
Xuanqi:
Celebrating
a
Musician's
Life
and
Legacy
Lu
Xuanqi
is
a
celebrated
musician
and
composer
from
China.
He
was
born
on
December
2,
1919,
in
the
Jiangsu
province
of
China
and
he
lived
until
the
ripe
old
age
of
94.
Throughout
his
long
and
illustrious
career,
Lu
Xuanqi
made
an
invaluable
contribution
to
the
field
of
Chinese
music.
Lu
Xuanqi's
love
for
music
began
at
a
young
age.
He
had
an
innate
talent
for
playing
the
violin
and
quickly
became
passionate
about
music
《推荐更多 属相婚配表内容请关注 :属相网,WWw.IShuxiANg.CC〗)composition.
In
the
1940s,
he
received
formal
training
in
music
at
the
Shanghai
Conservatory
of
Music
and
later
became
a
professor
at
the
same
institution.
During
his
career,
Lu
Xuanqi
composed
numerous
pieces
of
music,
many
of
which
have
become
famous
in
China
and
around
the
world.
One
of
his
most
famous
pieces
is
"Liang
Shanbo
and
Zhu
Yingtai",
a
symphonic
suite
inspired
by
a
classic
Chinese
love
story.
Other
notable
works
include
"Spring
over
the
Flowery
Land,"
"Royal
Ascension,"
"Ode
to
Youth,"
and
many
more.
One
of
the
key
aspects
of
Lu
Xuanqi's
career
was
his
dedication
to
promoting
Chinese
music
to
a
wider
audience.
He
believed
that
Chinese
music
had
its
own
unique
beauty
and
should
be
celebrated
on
a
global
level.
In
the
1960s,
he
became
the
chairman
of
the
Chinese
Musicians
Association,
and
he
played
a
pivotal
role
in
nurturing
the
talent
of
younger
generations
of
Chinese
musicians.
Lu
Xuanqi's
contributions
to
Chinese
music
have
not
gone
unnoticed.
He
has
received
numerous
awards
and
honors
throughout
his
career,
including
the
prestigious
Golden
Bell
Award
for
a
lifetime
of
achievement
in
music.
He
was
also
named
a
People's
Artist
of
China
and
was
elected
to
the
National
Committee
of
the
Chinese
People's
Political
Consultative
Conference.
On
February
28,
2014,
Lu
Xuanqi
passed
away
at
the
age
of
94.
His
passing
is
a
great
loss
to
the
world
of
music,
but
his
legacy
lives
on.
He
will
always
be
remembered
as
a
pioneer
and
champion
of
Chinese
music,
and
his
contributions
will
continue
to
inspire
generations
of
musicians
to
come.